Is freshwater alot easier than saltwater?

[baseballfan111]

well i would acculy like to thank the author Mick wickham great book saved my fish

 

[juliethegr8t]

Hmm... a 100 watt heater seems a bit high for only a 10 gallon. Usually you put a 50 watt heater in a 10 gallon - that's what I've done. I actually started out with a 100 watt in my tank, and it was too hot even on the lowest setting (stayed around 81/82 degrees).. it probably depends on the heater, and also on what temp ur aimin for (of course) but I'd suggest 50 watts.

 

[wuvmybetta]

with a 330 on a 10 gallon you can pretty much "heavily stock" if that's what you like....I personally prefer just a few fish per tank, it's much calmer that way (and as far as suggesting fish....uhhhm bettas rawk!) only my opinion though....

zebra plecs are very expensive...98.00 seems about right, I've been searching for one too and if my lfs got one in I would buy it in a heartbeat but it's really a gamble since they're pretty hard to keep & very particular about their water quality etc...

I had a gold nugget plec that lived for about 5 months in my community tank, sadly he died a couple of weeks ago , I had thought that after 5 months he'd adapted to a bit higher ph (7.6) but maybe not.....he also became extremely depressed after I removed the betta from the tank so that might have had something to do with his untimely death, really not sure.


if you do decide the zebra is worth the cash, be sure that your water is ready for him or it will just be a very expensive lesson

it's funny that your questioning the ease of freshwater....I'm doing the same with salt myself....I have an empty 55 that's just waiting for me to decide if I'm brave enough for salt yet

 

[Equalizer]

wuvmybetta
your ready for salt,just like anything else take it at a snails pace.When your ready let me know i might be of some kind of help.

Everybody else thanks for the help

Keep the suggestions flowing

 

[impur]

They usually sell the zebra pleco here for 40-50. Still not ready to spend that on it though. maybe at the beginning of next year

 

[wuvmybetta]

ya know what equalizer I just may take you up on the offer to help me....but trust me you'll regret offering because I'm SO full of questions.

My master plan is to take my 6 clowns out of my 29 & the two tiny cichlids and my eel out of the 42 hex and move all of them over to the 55 once it's set up (it's sitting on my back porch right now ) THEN I'll have an empty hex....which is where I'd REALLY like to have the marine set up, but I know that hex's aren't great for reef tanks since the light can't reach that far down, BUT what if I buy a LARGE piece of live rock and position the corals and such towards the top and leave swim room for a couple/few fish down towards the bottom....think it can be done?

 

[golfboy444]

i think freshwater is alot easier then. of course i have never really done a saltwater tank but i no they cost more to startout but both saltwater and freshwater have very cool fish

 

[Equalizer]

How deep is your hex? If it is 30 inch. deep that is no problem you just go to 400 watt metal halide.You would only need one bulb/ballast for a 42 hex. Ive seen some super nice hex reef tanks.One other thing to put in to consideration is what type of corals you want to keep.Softies,such as leathers,and shrooms,or lps(Large polyp stoney coral)and or SPS(small polyp stony coral)this will make a big diffrence in what type of lighting is a must.